Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
100

This album was a huge part on getting me into music. The production is perfect on every single track, alongside the rapping and features. And some of the greatest songs in hip-hop like Devil in a New Dress and Gorgeous are on this album. This is definitely an essential listen for anyone who wants to get into hip-hop and it's one of the greatest albums of all time in my opinion.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: If I had to pick one, Blame Game

Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
90

This is probably my favorite rap album currently as of writing this. Black Thought brings in great verses and lyricism as usual and it's backed up by great production from Danger Mouse. The features are probably the strongest part of this album for me though as there's many voices like MF DOOM and A$AP Rocky that level up this album even more. Also, this is always a great, quick listen as this is only 38 minutes in length.

Favorites: Because, Belize, Aquamarine, The Darkest ... read more

Travis Scott - UTOPIA
80

I really like the atmospheric production that's present throughout this entire album and it's easily my favorite part of the album. There's also a lot of good tracks that I go back to like SIRENS and SKITZO, but there's also some moments that I dislike such as GOD'S COUNTRY. Overall, this is a great album and it's my 2nd favorite from Travis.

Favorites: MY EYES, HYAENA, SIRENS, MELTDOWN
Least Favorites: GOD'S COUNTRY, PARASAIL, K-POP

OutKast - Stankonia
100

Stankonia is an album that holds a ton of replayability with Big Boi and 3k's killer bars, great features and great production. Stankonia is also filled with a ton of great tracks throughout the runtime of the album, making this very consistent. Overall, this is a great listen everytime and this is definitely an essential album for anyone trying to get into hip-hop.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: None

Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
90

This is Tyler's 2nd best album in his discography and it's his most personal album to date. I also think that Chromakopia has the strongest lyrical content compared to any of his other albums, especially on songs like Take Your Mask Off and the main highlight on this album, Like Him. I also like how Tyler put songs like Rah Tah Tah and Balloon on this album as they're just fun bangers without anything too deep to dive into.

Favorites: Like Him, Take Your Mask Off, St. Chroma, ... read more

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
100

Atrocity Exhibition is a wild, tragic ride about Danny's drug habits. This album has crazy production throughout each song and it's filled with many dark lyrics, especially on tracks like Downward Spiral and Ain't It Funny. This is a benchmark album in experimental hip hop and it's one of the best albums that hip hop has.

Favorites: Ain't It Funny, Really Doe, Tell Me What I Don't Know, When It Rain, Dance in the Water
Least Favorites: If I had to pick one, White ... read more

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
100

Happy 25th anniversary to one of my favorite albums of all time. This album is a transcendent, ethereal journey that's all unpacked in an hour and 30 minutes. This album really showed me that you don't need any lyrics to get your message across in music as this album is able to tell a story with just instrumentals. In my eyes, this is a milestone in all of music. Also, I love the theories of this album being a metaphor for someone's life.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: None

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
95

Pinata is the best album that coke rap has to offer and I would even consider it as one of the best albums that the entirety of rap has to offer. You obviously get really good bars and lyrics from Freddie alongside some amazing Madlib production as well.

Favorites: High, Thuggin', Deeper, Harold's, Pinata
Least Favorites: If I had to pick one, Broken

The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow
100

On Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd pulls off 22 tracks with absolutely no misses. I love the concept of the album where The Weeknd talks about all of his struggles with being famous. Also, this album is backed up by great production from producers like Justice, Mike Dean and Max Martin. Overall, this is my album of the year and this is The Weeknd’s 2nd best album behind After Hours.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: If I had to pick, Enjoy The Show

Playboi Carti - MUSIC
50

This album has your usual Carti bangers, but it’s also mixed with a lot of skips. This is just mediocre overall.

Favorites: EVIL JORDAN, COCAINE NOSE, GOOD CREDIT, POP OUT
Least Favorites: SOUTH ATLANTA BABY, HBA, MUNYUN, WALK

Charli xcx - BRAT
93

God, this is such an addictive album. There’s 15 tracks of straight pop bangers, alongside some more conscious songs like Sympathy is a knife. This album is the reason why Charli is one of my favorite artists of all time 💚.

Favorites: 360, Sympathy is a knife, Von dutch, Apple, 365
Least Favorites: I might say something stupid

Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS
60

It’s good, but there can be a lot of improvements that Tyler could’ve done to make this a better album.

Favorites: Big Poe, Don’t Tap The Glass/Tweakin’, Don’t You Worry Baby
Least Favorites: Stop Playing With Me, Tell Me What It Is

black midi - Hellfire
100

How can music sound so chaotic, yet so cohesive at the same time? I love how the lyrics of this album transport you into the world that black midi builds throughout this album.

Favorites: Sugar/Tzu, Eat Men Eat, Welcome to Hell, The Race Is About To Begin, 27 Questions
Least Favorites: The Defence

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
93

The consistency is the best part about this album. Even the weakest tracks like All Things Considered are still bangers. Every single beat, bar and feature is great. Overall, this is rap AOTY for me.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: If I had to pick one, All Things Considered

Denzel Curry - TA13OO
100

This is personally my favorite album of all time. I love the three act concept that Denzel laid out throughout this entire album and also there’s no skips on this album.

Favorites: All
Least Favorites: If I had to pick one, it would be MAD I GOT IT | MAD 1 GOT 1T

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